29 year-old attacking midfielder who re-joined Hayes & Yeading in the summer of 2023 from National League South side Farnborough. Spent the first part of his youth career at West Ham United before moving to Southampton at under-16 level where he excelled, signing a professional deal with the Saints on 1 July 2013. Made his Southampton debut in August 2013 as a substitute against Barnsley in the Football League Cup. After the Saints he had short spells with Tower Hamlets, Woodford Town and Bishop's Stortford before moving to play in Cyprus in 2016. His first side was Ethnikos Latsion before he moved up a division to sign for Ayia Napa. In 2018 he signed for first division side Enosis Neon Paralimni before returning to Ayia Napa in January 2019. After a stand out season with United in 2019/20 where he finished joint top scorer with 13 goals, including the fan voted "Goal of the Season". Omar spent three seasons as a regular in the heart of the United midfield despite two of those being curtailed by Covid-19. A full 2021/22 campaign saw United fall to Farnborough in the play-off final whereby Omar was signed by the promoted side in the summer of 2022. With things not quite going to plan he joined Chesham United on loan in January before leaving in the summer and subsequently returned to United looking to pick up his form from when he left.
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